The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services contracted with global staffing agency GQR to help with the understaffing, according to the News Leader.
In mid-July, the department ordered five state-run psychiatric hospitals, including Western State Hospital, to halt admissions because of staffing and safety concerns. The department is bringing in contract workers for each of the five hospitals.
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